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CEJA young farmer representatives from around Europe have gathered together today in Brussels to discuss the topic of risk management tools and insurance. This morning, Mr. Yves Madre (Farm Europe) is presenting to CEJA young farmer representatives on Farm Europe’s...

The European Commission can rightly be proud of the success of the milk reduction scheme launched in early September. With 1,07 million tonnes to be withdrawn from the market, the €150 million milk reduction scheme announced in July has shown its...

Necessidade urgente de investir na competitividade

At the July 18 meeting of European Agricultural Ministers the European Commission presented a new package of emergency measures to help European dairy farmers who have been suffering for the last two years from collapsing market prices. In brief:  The...

On June 15 , Farm Europe organized a Seminar on Science, Media and Decision Making on Food and Nutrition with the aim of launching the debate on the topic and trying to propose ideas on how to improve the relation...

Bucharest – July 8th, 2016. In the wake of the Global Food Forum, which will take place on the 14-15 October 2016, Farm Europe organised, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of Romania, a regional event to take stock of...

Of course, CAP can definitely face technically and financially, the choice of the UK to leave the European Union. However, it must, above all, draw the necessary political conclusions. It is urgent for the EU to assume daily its true...

A Brexit would not be a serious blow for the CAP from a budgetary point of view, taking into account the British rebate and the return on contributions level: the CAP is the policy area to which the UK is the...

26.05.2016 – Brussels. Today, Farm Europe hosted a reflection group on the situation of the global milk market, gathering key players and high representatives on both EU and global milk markets. The milk crisis is entering its second consecutive year,...

On May 3 Farm Europe hosted a debate on how Climate Change is impacting agriculture and food systems in a world experiencing more instable and volatile markets. The background was an event under the Heading ”Food Chain Reaction: A Global...

While the debate on the necessary evolution of the future CAP is about to rebound, thanks to the informal Council of agricultural ministers and to the Dutch presidency, this weekend, it is a good opportunity to come back on the...

Today, Farm Europe hosted a debate on how Climate Change is impacting agriculture and food systems in a world experiencing more instable and volatile markets. Food production has become very interdependent and supply side shocks due to draught, disease, severe...

COMMENTS ON THE DUTCH PRESIDENCY EU CONFERENCE ON FOOD PRODUCTS IMPROVEMENT. Earlier this year, the Dutch Presidency brought together representatives of Member States, International Organizations and European stakeholders, in order to discuss (about) one of the most controversial issues (apart...

Since 2006, when farm incomes in Europe and in the United States were still balanced, the US has managed to double its farmers’ incomes, while the EU has experienced stagnation and even a slight decrease across the same period. This...

     -  03-11-2014   Douro em destaque na maior feira de gastronomia de França A Região Demarcada do Douro (RDD) é o centro das atenções no maior certame de gastronomia que decorre naquele que é o principal mercado de...

     -  12-06-2014   UE: Espera-se um acordo político sobre o cultivo de OGM no Conselho de Ministros do Ambiente Os Ministros do Ambiente da UE vão discutir hoje na reunião de Conselho, no Luxemburgo, um texto de compromisso...

     -  05-03-2014   Ministros da UE a favor da reabertura do debate sobre OGM Os Ministros do Ambiente da UE mostraram-se favoráveis, na reunião do Conselho desta segunda-feira, à reabertura do debate sobre a proposta da Comissão em...

     -  17-02-2014   Rússia vai proibir OGM nos produtos alimentares A Rússia continua inflexível na sua intenção de proibir o uso de organismos geneticamente modificados (OGM) na produção de alimentos. Foi nesse sentido a declaração proferida pelo ministro...

     -  11-02-2014   UE: Comissão convida Conselho a chegar a acordo sobre a sua proposta de conceder aos EM mais subsidiariedade sobre o cultivo de OGM No dia 26 de Setembro de 2013, o Tribunal Geral da União...

Numa altura em que tanto se fala de competitividade, inovação e sustentabilidade, em que se negoceia um importante acordo comercial, transatlântico, entre a União Europeia e os Estados Unidos, em que todos estamos a discutir e a preparar os Grupos...

     -  06-11-2013   IP/13/1038 Comissão Europeia - Comunicado de imprensa OGM: Comissão insta Conselho a chegar a acordo sobre a sua proposta de maior subsidiariedade dos Estados-Membros no que diz respeito ao cultivo de OGM Em 26 de...